Highest object 300,000 ft (to be built)

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Technically, you would be in orbit if you released from a zenith pointing space elevator and you would not fall back to earth in any reasonable time.

Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174

[Calvin19 0]

A long as i'm first.

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[MikePelkey 0]

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Burning up on re-entry... blah. Some things are just too cool to worry about little details like that. I bet with a wingsuit your speed would be low enough that you could make use of insulating material of some type.
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Oh yes. I forgot to mention that Kittenger completely disintegrated by 4,000 feet. All that was left of him was his oxygen bottle, but hey, you have to take the bitter with the sweet. At least he got the record

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[cesslon 0]

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Yes it would be a concern. Not at 13,000' but higher than that (what height exactly I don't know) it will.

Back in 1988 as a Recon Marine I made a jump from 37200 ft with five other Marines a few Special Forces, and one CCT guy over Guam. I remember we had to pre-breathe O2 for and hour or so before we even took off. All the jumpers fared well but two of the crew members of the aircraft spent some time in the "Chamber" that evening. The thing that I remember the most is the extreme cold and watching the needle on my altimeter haul ass the first part of the jump. Goggles freezing up and some jumpers suffered frost bite (Or freezer burn) on their faces where our mask and goggles didn't cover. We landed all over the island that day. I can't say I would like to do it again.
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but two of the crew members of the aircraft spent some time in the "Chamber" that evening.

That sucks! For some reason I've found chamber rides to be fun only when you don't NEED to be in them.

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so how many floors up would this elevator need to go before you (everyones personal oppinion) no longer class it as a base jump ?